In 2008, there were over 8,000 mining claims on public lands surrounding Grand Canyon National Park. According to the 2012 Northern Arizona Mineral Withdrawal Record of Decision, which banned new mining claims on about 1 million acres of public land surrounding the park for a period of 20 years, there were over 10,000 mining claims on these lands in 2009.
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